Anniversary Cakes - How to Make Your Anniversary Cakes Special

Anniversary Cakes

Anniversary
cakes will make your party step it up into high gear. Almost everyone loves
cake. When most people think about having a cake for a celebration they are
thinking of weddings or birthdays. However, more and more celebrants are making
a cake a central part of their parties. Anniversary cakes have become almost as
important as wedding cakes to many couples. They can be as simple or as
complicated as you wish. There are many, many professional cake businesses now;
with prices ranging from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars. Depending on
your budget or your own cake decorating skills, you can have an anniversary
cake that everyone will ooh and aah over.

The
choices you can make about your anniversary cake are almost endless. There is
the type of cake you want, sheet or tiered, square, round or rectangular; the
theme you want, milestones in the couple’s life, a memory cake, replica wedding
cake, etc.; and the decoration of the cake and if you want a topper or not.
Then there is whether or not you want to hire a professional to make the cake
for you or if you are brave enough to attempt it on your own.

Favorite cake

Naturally,the first step is asking the anniversary couple what their favorite flavor of cake is and what kind of cake they would like. If it is meant to be a surprise, find out from their friends and family. Next it depends on how many people you want to cake to feed. If it is a very large party with many guests a large sheet cake probably makes the most sense.

The next step is to decide on a theme for the anniversary cake. Having a replica of the original wedding cake is currently very popular for anniversary cakes. This can easily be achieved by finding the original wedding pictures featuring the cake. You can also find out from either the couple or from people who attended the wedding what they remember about the cake in regards to flavor and design.

Themes

Another
popular theme is one that features pictures of the anniversary couple over the
years or that features memories and milestones in the life of the couple. The
design choices of anniversary cakes are endless. Another idea for design is to
color your cake similar to the traditional or modern gifts recommended for each
year. For example, the first anniversary gifts recommended are paper (traditional)
and clocks (modern). You could design a sheet cake that resembles a book and
write the anniversary couple’s names in the pages or make one shaped like a
clock. The fiftieth anniversary is gold in either traditional or modern. You
could create gold colored icing or fondant to wrap the cake.

If you
are having a cake done by a professional, make sure you give them at least 2
week’s notice so that you won’t be disappointed at the last minute.

And next
there are numerous toppers for anniversary cakes to help make them extra
special, visit this great article by another author here at HubPages to learn all about anniversary
cake toppers.

In these
days when 50% of marriages end in divorce, anniversaries are becoming more and
more important. It is a real feat to keep a marriage going and we should
celebrate those who are successful in that regard. Having an anniversary cake
that is beautiful and fitting for the couple is one way of showing how much you
really do appreciate and love them.